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 His first employment was with Henley's, a cable firm, as an advertisement designer and draftsman. His creative writing career began with "The Henley Telegraphy", the company's in-house journal.[([[https://www.biography.com/filmmaker/alfred-hitchcock|Biography]])]
+===== The Lodger =====
+Because of its economic and critical success in the United Kingdom, Hitchcock believes the suspense thriller "The Lodger" to be his debut picture.[([[https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Alfred-Hitchcock/274894|Britannica Kids]])]
+===== Alma Reville =====
+In 1927, he married Alma Reville, his then-assistant director, whom he had known since 1920, and on July 7, 1928, he became the father of his only daughter, Patricia Hitchcock.[([[https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/Alma_Reville|the hitchcock zone]])]
+===== Daughter =====
+Alma Reville was only a day younger than him. Patricia Hitchcock, their daughter, had also acted in three of his films.[([[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/trivia|imdb]])]
+===== Rejected At Beginning =====
+The majority of motion picture studios turned down Hitchcock, claiming that he couldn't create a Hollywood-style film.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt13x1hpm|jstor]])]
+===== Strategy For Casting =====
+Hitchcock tended to hire highly known performers with whom people were familiar with his films. He claimed that it allowed him to change his emphasis and focus more on the narrative.[([[https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/39665196.pdf|Core]])]
+===== Use Of Shadows =====
+His use of shadows to build suspicion and anxiety in his screenplay narration was unusual, and it kept the viewer engaged with the characters.[([[https://indiefilmhustle.com/hitchcock-create-suspense/|indiefilmhustle]])]
+===== Strict Father =====
+As a child, his father sent him to the local police station with a letter as a kind of punishment. He was confined in the cage for 10 minutes before being released with the warning, "This is what happens to terrible people".[([[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-06-04-9102190728-story.html|Chicago Tribune]])]
+===== Portrayal Of Police =====
+His representations of cops have always been either terrible men, or as characters who must die slowly, uncompromisingly nasty and gruesomely.[([[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/trivia|imdb]])]
+===== Studio Shooting Over Location =====
+Hitchcock didn't like on-location shooting because he had little control over the lighting or other important aspects. As a result, he chose to shoot his films in a studio. This is why his films use rear screen images and special effects composites.[([[https://www.americanheritage.com/hitchcock-location|American Heritage]])]
+===== Blonde =====
+He favors blonde actresses because "Blondes make the ideal victims." They're like fresh snow that reveals the bleeding tracks." He also regularly employs close-ups of women's hairstyles.[([[https://www.sidmartinbio.org/did-hitchcock-prefer-blondes/|sidmartinbio]])]
+===== In Suits =====
+On the shoot, he was usually dressed in a suit. When he wasn't filming, he didn't do much socializing. He also had an odd habit [([[https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/a28635307/alfred-hitchock-fashion-film-history-facts/|crfashionbook]])]
+===== Joker =====
+Hitchcock was well-known for his cast and crew practical pranks.[([[https://stacker.com/stories/15258/alfred-hitchcock-life-story-you-may-not-know|Stacker]])]
+===== Banned From Disneyland =====
+Because of the film Psycho, Hitchcock was barred from entering Disneyland in the early 1960s.[([[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/trivia|imdb]])]
+===== Walk Of Fame =====
+In Hollywood, California, he was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for Television at 7013 Hollywood Boulevard and one for Motion Pictures at 6506 Hollywood Boulevard.[([[https://www.facebook.com/AlfredHitchcockOfficial/posts/the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-awarded-2-stars-to-alfred-one-for-television-at-7013-/1214329402002960/|Facebook]])]
+===== Dressed Up In Drag =====
+He dressed up in drag at one of his events. According to reports, film of this was retained in his office. However, when his office was cleared up after his death, there was no trace of the film.[([[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/trivia|imdb]])]

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